In other words, the SSID is the name you see when your PC or mobile device detects the wireless network. Without it, you have to know the name and set up a manual connection instead. Chances are you don’t want to keep on connecting to the Linksys router by using its IP address all the time. For this reason, in this article, we have listed a couple of ways to correct the issue....
Fortunately, the awaited Day-One patch is already available for Xbox One, and will be pushed to Windows PCs this weekend. However, there is one more element that fans would like to see in this game: the vehicle fuel feature. According to the results of the poll created on 2K’s forums, 72.22% of gamers think that vehicle fuel should return in Mafia III. The purpose of the poll is to let the developers know how many Mafia III fans want vehicle fuel to make a return in the game, and actually see if they really listen to the gamers’ opinion....
Microsoft Band 2 around the corner? Microsoft did confirm that it is working on a new version of the Band, but hasn’t given a release date, but it could join the new Surface Pro 4 and Lumia flagships at their unveil event which is allegedly set for this October. I don’t know about you, but I think the next Microsoft Band 2 really needs to be amazing, because when the original version was released, the Apple Watch was still in the prototype phase....
Microsoft Health now lets you connect to your friends who are using the app and compete against them in various health activities and challenges. You can now set up a championship for the number of steps taken in a day, for example. Do you want to know who burned the most calories or who ran the furthest? Set up a leaderboard to track all the results and invite your friends to take part in the challenge....
The impending arrival of the Office suite to the Windows Store highlights the importance of Windows 10 Cloud. Microsoft will introduce Office to the Windows Store via the Desktop App Converter, formerly Project Centennial. Microsoft developed the tool to help developers easily offer traditional desktop programs as apps. More to the point, the Redmond titan seems to be executing its overarching plan to offer Office desktop apps to more users....
Edge to detect and stop stealth crypto miners Microsoft Edge users will soon be able to navigate the web without the risk of unintentionally downloading crypto miners. This feature targets the “less reputable” sources that infect sites or online ads with crypto-mining code, which executes stealthily after loading in the victim’s browser. Eric Lawrence, principal program manager, Microsoft, said in a Tweet that the upcoming feature would be more advanced than SmartScreen and Safe Browsing, both of which are malware-blockers....
Digitalcourage, a German digital rights organisation recently offered Microsoft an important award that the company would have preferred not to receive. Indeed, the 2018 BigBrotherAward goes to Microsoft for threatening user privacy. Digitalcourage listed a series of reason why they considered Microsoft to be the perfect recipient of this award. Here are some of them: Telemetry is almost impossible to deactivate. The good news is that Microsoft says users will soon be able to disable telemetry completely....
The Redmond giant stated in a support article that this change would affect certain markets including India, Spain, Canada, Spain, China, Mexico, Australia, UK, and Germany. Fortunately, Microsoft doesn’t plan to completely shut down its digital assistant. The company is looking forward to its integration in Microsoft 365 for Business users. Furthermore, Android and iOS users should expect the deep integration of Cortana into Outlook application. What caused Cortana to fall behind other assistants If we look into the details, Microsoft launched Cortana for iOS and Android devices back in 2015....
The Microsoft Lumia 950 was released in November 2015 and was among the first flagship Windows phones to receive Windows 10 updates — a good thing since new owners will benefit from the newest updates up until the launch of the next Windows version. The Lumia 950 is an excellent multimedia oriented smartphone. With its 5.2-inch display and a 20 MP PureView rear camera, it sports everything needed to take spectacular photos this summer....
The Redmond-based tech giant is therefore moving most of the controls over from the special Surface Audio app over to the standard Surface app. You can notice the change after updating the Surface Audio app on Windows 11 to the latest version, which at the moment is 3.36.600.0. You will be greeted by a message that says a new version of the Surface app is now available, and Surface Audio is no longer supported by Microsoft....
UPDATE – Games With Gold Available In June Xbox One: Goat Simulator – June 1 – 30 The Crew – June 16 – July 15 Xbox 360: Super Meat Boy – June 1 – June 15 XCOM: Enemy Unknown – June 16 – June 30 This means these games will most likely join the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility program. Microsoft announced that all titles that will be offered via the Game with Gold program will be part of the library, with Bioshock Infinite already confirmed....
Read Also: FIFA 14 Game for Windows 8 Released in Windows Store [Review] Just like Office Mobile for iPhone, you’ll need to sign in with a OneDrive or SharePoint account to retrieve your documents, and if you want to modify a document or create one, you’ll need an Office 365 subscription. There’s now a cheaper solution, as Microsoft will launch the cheaper Office 365 Personal plan later this spring. But if you want only to try out Microsoft Office on your iPad, you can always use the 30-day trial at Office....
For PC gamers, the update gets rid of the Microsoft hamburger button and instead opts for a more intuitive pivot interface. The Segoe UI font by Microsoft now replaces the bold fonts just as happened with the Windows 10 Mobile Photos and People. Also, they added some new animations to the app. Of course, you also get the chance to choose between the dark/light/system theme options too. The newer animations indeed offer a better and more pleasant experience for users....
The new driver on the Update page now displays Realtek USB 3.0 Card Reader (10.0.14393.31230). The Surface Pro 3 launched in 2014 and received positive responses from customers and critics. Somehow, the Surface Pro 3 release provided Microsoft a relief from a potential embarrassment that was brewing prior to the launch. The driver update is available for Windows 10 and Windows 8.1 users only. Currently, 27.4% of all Surface users now use the Surface Pro 3, which trails the Surface Pro 4 at 34....
The tech giant used the platform to demonstrate its quantum-related technologies. The network is basically a community of organizations and individuals that collaborate with each other globally to enhance quantum computing. As far as AI and modelling are concerned, Quantum computing aims to beat all the conventional solutions that are available so far. Due to its unique capabilities, Microsoft is interested to be a pioneer in developing quantum applications and a scalable quantum computer....
Code Builder for Minecraft is a new tool by Microsoft designed to introduce coding to children in schools through their favorite game. The tool uses a drag and drop method kids can use to construct tsimple programs by putting code blocks one on another. With Code Builder for Minecraft Education, Microsoft combined two popular learning methods. First, Microsoft has been used in education if many countries for years. And now, the game has one more benefit to offer....
Both updates fix the annoying issue where Internet Explorer prints blank pages. KB4032693 & KB4032695 patch notes: Addressed an issue introduced by KB4022727 where Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge printing from a frame may result in 404 not found or blank page printed. Fixed a reliability issue in Windows Search. Addressed issue where CRM UI may hang when pressing the reply button in mail workflow. Microsoft warns that KB4032693 and KB4032695 may sometimes crash Internet Explorer 11 when you visit some websites....
The fluent design concept came to the fore in 2017. It epitomizes Microsoft’s long-haul endeavor to harmonize the UX experience across all its platforms, from Windows 10 to Xbox. Microsoft isn’t doing this on its own, though. So, the tech company has been empowering developers with Fluent Design resources and tools, such as controls. In turn, it’s enabled developers to create Win32 apps sporting the new innovative UI design language....
Note that these updates are for Microsoft servers operating system Windows Server 2021 LTSC, version 21H2. KB5003218 and KB5003807 previews are now available Starting with the 1st of June, users can download these optional updates and get a small taste of the future, as the patch brings Windows 10 to Server 2022. Keep in mind that these are non-security public preview updates, which contain miscellaneous improvements to internal OS functionality....
Just a couple of days after 10158, new Build 10159 was released. This build didn’t bring any notable features, but it fixed more than 300 bugs, which is impressive for such short period of time. And finally, Build 10162 was released yesterday, but General Manager of the Operating Systems Group at Microsoft, Gabe Aul didn’t specified any new features in this build. However, he said that future builds of Windows 10 Technical Preview will mainly focus on fixing bugs, rather than new features....
